The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-11-26

The Baltimore American of Tues
day says;
1.-THE growing influence of the West
Virginia Central and Pittsburs Rail-
way company in the affairs of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad com.
pany is causing many business men.
financiers and railroad officials to in
uuire what is the object of this new
corporation in gaining a foothold in
the great trunk line. The West Vir-
ginia Central and its officers have
now a number of lawsuits pending
against the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road, and it has struck deeply into
the coal regions of West Virginia.
along the upper Potomac, and
brought the coal and timber of that
region into competition with the
miners of Maryland in Allegany and
Garrett counties, in very many of
which the Baltimore and Ohio is in.
terested, as in those along Georges
Creek.
"Up to a short time ago the West
Virginia Central was believed to
have its eyes upon the Chesapeake
and Ohio canal, but the defeat of the
call for constitutional convention
will prevent it from acquiring that
property. The Baltimore and Ohio,
through its representative interests.
fought the West Virginia Central
almost every step from Piedmont to
Cumberland where it was possible to
form junction with the canal and
the Pennsylvania railroad. From
Cumberland the West Virginia Cen.
trail had its choice of three routes to
tidewater for Its coal-by the Penn.
sylvania railroad to Bedford, Hunt.
ingdon and Harrisburg. and by the
Northern Central railway to Balti-
more by the Baltimore and Ohio to
Washington and Baltimore, and by
the canal to Georgetown.
"If German can control the ap-
pointment of the four State directors
in the Baltimore and Ohio through
Governor Jackson. and the seven city
directors through Mayor Latrobe, by
the aid of one stock director, he could
elect the president of the Baltimore
and Ohio Company, and as his
greatest interest is in the West Vir-
ginia company he would be in pc.
sition to get any kind of carrying
contract or terminal facilities Presi-
dent Henry G.. Davis would wish
and Mr.. Mayer dislike, since it would
place the Consolidation and all the
other Maryland coal companies at a
disadvantage. But now it is believed
the West Virginia company has given
up all expectation of buying or leas-
ing the canal,
"Some people think the West Vir.
giuia company contemplates build
ing line of its own down to Han
cock, or near there, and thereby
crossing the canal get TO Williams.
port on the Western Maryland rail-
road. Another opinion is that the
West Virginia company desires the
Baltimore and Ohio to take its Goa
hoppers down over the Main Stein
from Cumberland to Cherry Run, a
distance of about sixty-fve miles,
and by building ten miles across to
Hagerstown, connect with the Cum
berland Valley railroad for down the
valley, or by the Western Maryland
for..Baltimore. The West Virginia
company has a depot at Stapleton.
Staten Island. for coal, and could
have no objection to sending its hop.
pers through from Cumberland, in.
stead Of breaking bulk at Locust
Point or Canton.
"Before next spring the West Vir-
ginia Central will have more friends
in the Western Maryland railroad !
than it has now, and both Interests
united, might be able to form more
direct line to the coal fields of West
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